Video camera system having remote commander
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1. An image pickup system comprising a commander, a video camera and a display device;
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a microphone for obtaining an audio signal;
command information storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of command information;
command information generating means for generating a plurality of kinds of command information which correspond to a plurality of different operations performed by a user, the generation of the command information being carried out on the basis of said plurality of kinds of command information which are stored in said command information storing means; and
transmitting means for transmitting said audio signal and said command information as transmitted information;
wherein said video camera includes;
image pickup means for obtaining an image pickup signal by imaging an object;
receiving means for receiving said transmitted information;
recording and reproducing means for recording and reproducing said image pickup signal to and from a recording medium;
image information storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of image information;
display-ready video signal generating means for generating a display-ready video signal based on the image pickup signal reproduced from said recording medium by said recording and reproducing means and said image information;
transmitting means for transmitting said display-ready video signal;
controlling means for controlling said image pickup means, said recording and reproducing means and said display-ready video signal generating means in accordance with any one of a plurality of operation modes; and
an operation mode setting switch for setting one of said plurality of operation modes; and
wherein said display device includes;
receiving means for receiving said display-ready video signal transmitted from said transmitting means of said video camera; and
displaying means for displaying an image represented by the received display-ready video signal.
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Abstract
An image pickup system that is small in scale, handy to maneuver, easy to operate and advanced in editing capabilities is disclosed. A commander device is used both as a remote commander and as a microphone in operating a video camera for image pickup. Wearing a headset on the head, a user looks at images appearing on a headset display to monitor and verify recorded images without recourse to a view finder of the video camera. Functions of the components making up the system are changed by operation of a mode switch attached to the video camera.
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33 Claims
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1. An image pickup system comprising a commander, a video camera and a display device;
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wherein said commander includes;
a microphone for obtaining an audio signal;
command information storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of command information;
command information generating means for generating a plurality of kinds of command information which correspond to a plurality of different operations performed by a user, the generation of the command information being carried out on the basis of said plurality of kinds of command information which are stored in said command information storing means; and
transmitting means for transmitting said audio signal and said command information as transmitted information;
wherein said video camera includes;
image pickup means for obtaining an image pickup signal by imaging an object;
receiving means for receiving said transmitted information;
recording and reproducing means for recording and reproducing said image pickup signal to and from a recording medium;
image information storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of image information;
display-ready video signal generating means for generating a display-ready video signal based on the image pickup signal reproduced from said recording medium by said recording and reproducing means and said image information;
transmitting means for transmitting said display-ready video signal;
controlling means for controlling said image pickup means, said recording and reproducing means and said display-ready video signal generating means in accordance with any one of a plurality of operation modes; and
an operation mode setting switch for setting one of said plurality of operation modes; and
wherein said display device includes;
receiving means for receiving said display-ready video signal transmitted from said transmitting means of said video camera; and
displaying means for displaying an image represented by the received display-ready video signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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image pickup means for obtaining an image pickup signal by imaging an object;
receiving means for receiving a signal which is supplied from an external device and which includes command information;
recording and reproducing means for recording and reproducing said image pickup signal to and from a recording medium;
image information storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of image information;
display-ready video signal generating means for generating a display-ready video signal based on the image pickup signal reproduced from said recording medium by said recording and reproducing means and said image information;
transmitting means for transmitting said display-ready video signal;
controlling means for controlling said image pickup means, said recording and reproducing means and said display-ready video signal generating means in accordance with any one of a plurality of operation modes; and
an operation mode setting switch for setting one of said plurality of operation modes. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A controller using a graphic user interface, comprising:
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pointer displaying means for displaying a pointer on a screen;
movement command receiving means for receiving a movement command for moving said pointer, said movement command including first and second movement designating information, said first movement designating information designating a movement in a first direction, said second movement designating information designating a movement in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction;
operation area displaying means for displaying a first and a second operation area, said first operation area being positioned close to one edge of said screen, said second operation area being located elsewhere on said screen and arranged to transfer control between a first and a second state regarding said first operation area;
enter command receiving means for receiving an enter command;
enter controlling means for providing controls corresponding to the position in which said pointer is displayed when said enter command is received by said enter command receiving means; and
pointer movement controlling means for moving said pointer in said first state on the basis of said first and said second movement designating information, said pointer movement controlling means further moving said pointer in said second state on the basis of only one of said first or said second movement designating information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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